By Josh Centers on October 17th, 2009
Techcrunch reports that the federal government has launched its own link shortening service. Not to be outdone by its hundreds of competitors, like the outgoing tr.im, the original Tiny URL, or the currently chic bit.ly, government employees can now use the oh so svelte http://go.usa.gov.
So http://recovery.gov gets “shortened” to…http://go.usa.gov/liO. Wait, that’s not shorter at all, it’s two characters longer! YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
Granted, this isn’t a bad idea…in theory. First, who knows how long any
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By Josh Centers on October 6th, 2009
President Obama signed an executive order today ordering federal agencies to reduce consumption and emissions by 2030.
"As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste, and use environmentally-responsible products and technologies,” Obama said.
Here’s a brief timeline of the executive order:
By Josh Centers on October 5th, 2009
The FTC today released new guidelines that threaten to fine bloggers up to $11,000 for what the organization considers an undisclosed paid endorsement.
However, the commission has a broad definition of what constitutes an endorsement.
“The revised Guides specify that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the post of a blogger who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product is considered an endorsement,” said a release by the FTC.
This could be a legal nightmare for reviewers, who often rely on
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